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CeGetSpecialFolderPath (RAPI) (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

This function retrieves the path to a special shell folder on a remote Windows Embedded CEā€“based device.

Syntax

DWORD CeGetSpecialFolderPath( 
  Int nFolder, 
  DWORD nBufferLength, 
  LPWSTR lpBuffer 
);

Parameters

  • nFolder
    [in] Value specifying the special shell folder you want. This value can be one of the following symbols defined in the ShlObj.h header file.

    Value Description

    CSIDL_APPDATA

    File system directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data.

    CSIDL_BITBUCKET

    File system directory that contains file objects in the user's Recycle Bin. The location of this directory is not in the registry; it is marked with the hidden and system attributes to prevent the user from moving or deleting it. Not valid for Windows CE 5.0 and later.

    CSIDL_CONTROLS

    Not supported.

    CSIDL_DESKTOP

    Virtual folder that contains the desktop items. This is the folder at the root of the virtual namespace.

    CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY

    File system directory used to physically store file objects on the desktop (not to be confused with the desktop folder itself).

    CSIDL_DRIVES

    My Computer, which is a virtual folder that contains everything on the local computer: storage devices, and printers. The folder may also contain mapped network drives. Not valid for Windows CE 5.0 and later.

    CSIDL_FAVORITES

    File system directory that serves as a common repository for the user's favorite items.

    CSIDL_FONTS

    Virtual folder containing fonts.

    CSIDL_NETHOOD

    Not supported.

    CSIDL_NETWORK

    Network Neighborhood Folder, which is a virtual folder that represents the top level of the network hierarchy. Not valid for Windows CE 5.0 and later.

    CSIDL_PERSONAL

    File system directory that serves as a common repository for documents.

    CSIDL_PRINTERS

    Not supported.

    CSIDL_PROFILE

    Folder that contains the profile of the user.

    CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES

    Program files folder.

    CSIDL_PROGRAMS

    File system directory that contains the user's program groups (which are also file system directories).

    CSIDL_RECENT

    File system directory that contains the user's most recently used documents.

    CSIDL_SENDTO

    Not supported.

    CSIDL_STARTMENU

    File system directory that contains Start menu items.

    CSIDL_STARTUP

    File system directory that corrsponds to the user's Startup program group. The system starts these programs when a device is powered on.

    CSIDL_TEMPLATES

    Not supported.

    CSIDL_WINDOWS

    Windows folder.

  • nBufferLength
    [in] Size of lpBuffer in characters.
  • lpBuffer
    [out] Long pointer to the buffer for the folder path.

Return Value

The length of the returned string indicates success. FALSE indicates a RAPI related failure. To get extended error information, call CeGetLastError and CeRapiGetError.

Note

Do not assume that SHGetSpecialFolderPath sets the last error on failure.

Requirements

Header rapi.h, shlobj.h
Library rapi.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 3.0 and later

See Also

Reference

RAPI Functions

Other Resources

SHGetSpecialFolderPath